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This chapter presents the work of the TIGER Collaborative on Consumer Empowerment and the Personal Health Record (PHR). The entire body of work for the TIGER Collaborative Team #9 is available at http://tigerphr.pbworks.com/ The first part of this chapter will review the state of the science on the potential of health consumerism as seen through the lens of health literacy and nursing’s role as an advocate, educator, and facilitator for using health-enabling technologies. The second half of the chapter focuses on the domain of the PHR – state of the art, adoption, public policy, and nursing’s role in care delivery and enabling individuals to self-manage and to be active participants in their care decisions.

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